Los Freseros Paleteria brings Mexican-inspired desserts to Ben Lomond, with concha ice cream sandwiches, popsicles, crepes ...

Explore Santa Cruz Open Studios 2026: more than 350 artists, three free October weekends, preview exhibits and wearable art ...

Adrian Belew talks King Crimson, Terry Bozzio and BEAT’s next chapter before the band opens its tour Oct. 9 at Santa Cruz’s ...

Explore Santa Cruz dining, from Evil Wings’ late-night bites to standout local pizza, Monterey Bay food talk and the upcoming ...

Cabrillo Gallery’s La Resiliencia brings together 24 artists exploring family, memory and resilience. The free Aptos ...

Moss Landing restaurant owners describe lost sales, missed emergency alerts and renewed fears after the Sept. 18 battery fire ...

Santa Cruz writers and artists explore resistance, grief and community in the new Winter in America anthology, with an Oct. 6 ...

Santa Cruz’s first Porchfest brings 53 bands to 14 porches Oct. 3 for free, all-ages music, followed by an Abbott Square ...

Fall has always carried a back-to-school energy, no matter how old you are. Even decades after that last first day of school, ...

I wake at four, twitching in the dark with pathological remorse over how I threw away my college education: in 1969 I dropped ...

Fall has always carried a back-to-school energy, no matter how old you are. Even decades after that last first day of school, there’s something... As the autumn equinox approaches, Elizabeth Borelli ...

GOTTA HAVE FRIENDS This famous ‘80s actor has written a compelling book, says author Steve Kettmann. PHOTO: Jesse Dittmar McCarthy will be at the Rio Theater on Saturday, March 28, talking about his ...